Archive for May, 2009
Upon Further Review
Sunday, May 24, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 37
Red Sox 12, Mets 5
The Red Sox finished up a sweep of the Blue Jays, but then dropped the first two games to the Mets. The second game was particularly frustrating. Josh Beckett had pitched 8 strong innings and left with a 2-1 lead. Jonathan Papelbon had [...]
Welcome Back, Big Papi
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 34
Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3
After wrapping up the weekend with a win against the Rays, the Red Sox headed to the West Coast. They dropped two of three to the Angels, including a 12-inning heartbreaker in which David Ortiz went 0-for-7 and left 12 men on [...]
Let’s Change the Subject
Saturday, May 9, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 41
Rays 14, Red Sox 5
After the exciting 12-run sixth inning barrage on Thursday, the Sox followed with another come-from-behind victory on Friday. I was back Saturday afternoon for a matchup of young lefties, Jon Lester vs. Scott Kazmir. With the nice weather and a weekend afternoon game, [...]
Keep the Line Moving (And Moving)
Thursday, May 7, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 43
Red Sox 13, Indians 3
It was cool to have tickets for two games in a row at Fenway. It always makes me feel like a season ticket holder. (I do have a 10-game plan, and that’s where my seats were tonight, but those are spread out over [...]
A Forgettable Night
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 41
Indians 9, Red Sox 2
Since this was a weeknight game and I was coming from work, I wasn’t able to get there early enough for batting practice, but I did just make the cutoff for the half-price Family Hour food. I was happy to see they had [...]